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Chicken production is B.C.’s second largest land-based agriculture industry.

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Chicken has always been a nutritious choice for your family, but with advancements in chicken farming, chicken is even more nutritious than it was 20 years ago. When you eat chicken, you are not only getting an excellent low-fat source of protein, niacin, and magnesium but you are also getting B6, riboflavin, thiamin, and phosphorous.

Did you know?

There are 325 licensed chicken growers in B.C.
B.C. is Canada’s third largest chicken-producing province.
80.6% of B.C. chicken farmers are located in the Lower Mainland, 15.6% in the Interior, and 3.7% on Vancouver Island.